The above letter was received by the person in Tuesday's story; a Labour Party member who was recently suspended from the party for a handful of angry tweets.

Tweets which on the grand scale of abuse would probably be laughed out of court. No swearing, no nastiness and no threats.

For me it is ironic that in so many ways Labour's NEC and General Secretary Iain McNicol are acting on a par with the management of American owned supermarket chain Asda.

How so I hear you say? Well this is how.

When an Asda colleague faced disciplinary action for a silly angry comment on Facebook, with no names but obvious hints that Asda was the target, he was hauled over the coals. As an older man months away from retirement he opted to act with his feet and walked.

That person was and still is my husband.

But among those hauled over the coals for his indiscretion, calling ASDA "shite factory" and the "head man" useless following a crappy night shift, was an older female colleague who dared to LIKE his post.

She in fact was given "counselling" for her sins.

So how is the Labour party different? The answer is that at this time it is not.

People choose to join the Labour Party and pay for the privilege. They do so for many reasons.

They use social media in their own time and what they choose to share and re-share should be down to them.

If they break the law or are truly abusive that is a different matter.

But if party members share another person's social media comment what then?

Will the Labour Party like Asda offer counselling? Will they exclude a member for retweeting?

The following was retweeted by our source and forms part of the suspension process in this case:

ŷStrong stuff that makes your blood boil? Banter that will be a step too far for some? Hilarious? Silliness or what?

Opinion: aged 64 perhaps I am out of touch. Certainly some of those currently suspended from the Labour Party are my age or older.

They have seen life and some. They know first hand real trials and tribulations. They are real adults living in the real world.

Do the Labour Party want to be elected or not? Do they only want to be elected if they have removed Jeremy Corbyn? Do they think they can disrespect and or remove members and those same people will vote for them?

I am increasingly at a loss as to WTF is going on and why.

Do they think this constant "bad news week" will do the party's image any good? Will they say well you should not share it online?

Too that I would have to say "on yer bike."

Tough working-class people do not always swear but some do. Some are better educated than others. We the people are far from "champagne socialists." But as a point of fact many of those in Labour attacking Corbyn as some sort of "champagne socialist" are far from working class.

But it is a convenient tool like allegations of perceived abuse.

In much the same way unnamed sources within the Labour Party feed the right-wing mainstream media negative articles those accused and suspended are finding it increasingly difficult to get information from the NEC and are sharing their stories with people like me.

Letters and documents legally requesting information are arriving with redactions.

What have they to hide? Who is trying to hide?

Let's face it any person can screenshot an angry tweet or comment, send it off to the dreadfully named Compliance Unit of the Labour party and have any person suspended.

Jeremy Corbyn may not do personal but many ordinary people do. We lash out on social media often following provocation.

The above letter received by our source is not the first. As a point of fact that person tells me "they just asked me to appeal. I've already appealed 3 times what do they want? Blood" and perhaps they do; their "pound of flesh" to quote Shakespeare but that is not a politically correct saying these days.

Many things about all of this make me angry.

As yet I am not directly affected but we lefties traditionally care for and about each other.

Seeing the Labour Party act much like Asda chastising employees is more than worrying though. It is a bloody disgrace.

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The next General Election in the UK may not be scheduled any time soon but the British political landscape is changing. With that in mind this blog will concentrate on the political scene but with a left wing perspective. Opinion pieces and news will bring you the stories that the MSM prefer to ignore.

The writer, Eileen Kersey, is a lifelong Labour Party supporter and voter but fairly recent party member.

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